Tersana Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الترسانة للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in

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, Egypt. It is best known for its professional

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team, which plays in the

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, the second-highest league in the

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. Tersana's most important accomplishments include winning the Egypt Cup title six times and the Egyptian league title once. On the continental side, Tersana also participated in the

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once in 1987 and was eliminated in the second round by Tunisian Espérance. The first leg, played in Cairo, ended with a draw, while the second leg, played in Tunisia ended in a 0–2 loss.

History

The Tersana SC was established in 1921, when Egypt was a British protectorate, by English Major E.W. Slaughter. He became the first president of the club which was based first in Bulaq, then to Agouza, and to its current headquarters in

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in 1958. The main reason for its establishment was to serve the staff of the Maritime Administration (currently the Ministry of Irrigation), so it was called ''Tersana''. Blue uniforms were chosen to represent the sea. There are different explanations for the nickname 'Hammers', typically signifying the hardness of the team. The most famous legend involves the team recruiting a number of former

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. The nickname was popularized by sports critics

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and

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after the intervention of defender Fouad Gouda, causing injury on foot Saleh Selim.

Record

Top scorers in Egyptian Premier League

By season

Total goals for Tersana

Egyptian caps

Formal records

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** Tersana holds the record for highest goals in a single season with 71 in 1963–64. ** Hassan El-Shazly has the highest goals by a player with 34 in 1974–75. ** Hassan El-Shazly has the most hat-tricks with ten. ** Hassan El-Shazly is top league scorer with 176 goals. ** Hassan El-Shazly won top scorer in record four seasons *

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** Hassan El-Shazly has the most hat-tricks with two, in Nigeria 1963 and Ivory Coast 1970. ** Hassan El-Shazly is

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in 1963. ** Hassan El-Shazly is top scorer in 1963 with six goals ** Hassan El-Shazly is top Egyptian scorer and fourth top scorer with 12 goals *

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Moustafa Reyadh Ibrahim Moustafa Reyadh ( ar, إبراهيم محمد رياض; born 5 April 1941) is a retired Egyptian football player. His real name is Ibrahim Mohammed Reyadh but Moustafa Reyadh is the nickname. Career Reyadh played club football for Te ...

is second top scorer with 8 goals ** Moustafa Reyadh is the only Egyptian player to score 6 goals in one match

Rivalry

The Mit Okba Derby is a

match between Tersana SC and Zamalek SC. The two Egyptian clubs have been rivals since their creations, and have both contested in the Egyptian Premier League, the country's top-flight football league. Tersana SC won the league title in the 1962–63 season, while Zamalek won the title 12 times. The largest winning margin in this derby was 7–3 for Zamalek, in the 1962–63 season.

Statistics

Honours

** Winners (1): 1962–63 ** Runners up (5): 1948–49, 1949–50, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1974–75 * Egypt Cup ** Winners (6): 1923, 1929, 1954, 1965, 1967, 1986 ** Runners up (3): 1950, 1956, 1966 *

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** Winners (2): 1928, 1930 ** Runners up (2): 1926, 1931 * Cairo League ** Winners (1): 1932–33 ** Runners up (4): 1930–31, 1933–34, 1947–48, 1949–50

Performance in the Egyptian Premier League

Performance in CAF competitions

*FR = First round *SR = Second round ;Notes

Performance in Arab competitions

* Arab Club Championship: 1 appearance **

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– Fourth place

Board of directors

Current squad

Current technical staff

Notable players

* Abdel Halim El-Hamalawi *

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* Abdel Khair Saleh * Abdel Nabi Mahmoud * Ahmed Nagui * Ali Maher * Ali Mohamed Riad * Badawi Abdel Fattah * Fathi Baioumy *

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* Hamdeto Ahmed * Hamdi Abdel Fattah *

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* Hassan Ali *

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* Hassan El-Shazly * Hossam Hassan *

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* Mahmoud El-Shaghbi * Mahmoud Hassan * Mahmoud Fouad * Mohamed Abdel Wahed *

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* Mohamed Ramadan * Mouhanad Boushi * Mohei Sharshar *

* Raafat Mekki *

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References

External links

Tersana History
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